Restricted item eligibility control at ambient commerce premises

An ambient commerce system comprising:

• one or more sensors at an ambient commerce premises, at least one of the one or more sensors being associated with a shopping receptacle and being configured to detect when a restricted item is added to the shopping receptacle, the shopping receptacle being a container configured to transport goods within the ambient commerce premises;
• a processor coupled to the one or more sensors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
• detect, based on an output from the at least one sensor associated with the shopping receptacle, engagement of an entity with the restricted item when the restricted item is added to the shopping receptacle;
• identify the entity;
• obtain at least a portion of a profile for the entity;
• determine, based on the at least a portion of the profile for the identified entity, eligibility for the entity to acquire the restricted item;
• selectively generate, based on the determined eligibility for the entity, a notification on an electronic device associated with the entity;
• and
• lock an electrically controlled exit at the ambient commerce premises when it is determined that the entity is ineligible to purchase the restricted item.